Molecular characterization of KMP11 from Trypanosoma cruzi: A cytoskeleton-associated protein regulated at the translational level

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-57

  Thomas, M C ^a   Garcia Perez J L ^a   Alonso, C ^b   Lopez M C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PARASITOLOGÍA Y BIOMEDICINA LÓPEZ NEYRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VINBLASTINE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; DOWN REGULATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DACTINOMYCIN; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VINBLASTINE;

EID: 0033966160     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454900314708     Document Type: Article

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